Overview of i am curious yellow, 1969, directed by vilgot sjoman, with lena nyman, borje ahlstedt, vilgot sjoman, at turner classic movies. Initially intended to be constructed as a singular film, yellow and blue were separated into two films that have a similar. If your bag is shelling out several bucks to witness phallus flaccid, then i am curious yellow is the flick for you. While conducting a research project on swedish class structure, a beautiful sociologist meets a man with whom she engages in some extensive lovemaking sessions. Are you curious to see swedish women and men running around the screen fully nude. With lena nyman, vilgot sjoman, borje ahlstedt, peter lindgren. Lena was in search of social issues and their answers. The curious case of i am curious boston tv news digital. Lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality.
I am curiousyellow vilgot sjoman sweden, 1967 seized by customs upon entry to the united states, subject of a heated court battle, and banned in numerous cities, vilgot sjomans i am curiousyellow is one of the most controversial films of all time. A french actor comes across a beautiful young woman bending over the corpse of a murdered nightclub owner. Produced in sweden, this film was originally meant to be one long film but was cut into two versions. Lena nyman and borje ahlstedt are good, in addition to being perfectly. One of the most controversial and scandalous films of 1967, i am curious yellow follows a multilayered narrative, structured as a film within a film. The movie shows how much dreadfulness audiences were willing to sit through in 1967 just to get to. This sixties film came to represent flower children around and the sexual revolution that was happening around the world. She and her boyfriendproducerdirector did street interviews about these issues. I am curious was released as two films yellow and blue meant to be the same story but with completely different footage. Unlike the more aggressively pretentious art films, sjomans most famous movie is fairly accessible, features a charismatic young star lena nyman, is shot in beautiful black and white, and tempers its serious subject matter which includes interviews. It was, however, split up into two parts, i am curious.
In blue, lena confronts issues of religion, sexuality, and the prison system, while at the same time exploring her own personal relationships. I am curious blue jag ar nyfiken en film i blatt 1968. She collects information on everyone and everything, storing her findings in an enormous archive. I am curious blue, whose original swedish title, jag ar nyfiken en film i blatt, translates as i am curious a film in blue, is a 1968 swedish film directed by vilgot sjoman and starring lena nyman as a character named after herself. No other sex tube is more popular and features more i am curious yellow scenes than pornhub. Already controversial in its native sweden and throughout europe for its frank leftist criticism of democratic socialism, its 1969 release in the u. Excerpt from the oncebanned film i am curious yellow. Curious, a 1967 swedish film by director vilgot sjoman, was the first part of a twopart series i am curious blue was the second that, according to the criterion collections synopsis, tells the story of lena lena nyman, a searching and rebellious young woman, and her personal quest to understand the social and political. Skin highly curious by showing off her full flapjacks in several scenes. I am curious is a unique little film that exists in two versions, yellow and blue, two films highly recognized for their influence in the sexual liberation of cinema. He also promised to pay all legal fees should the film run into trouble, boasting that he may win for the film industry the same freedom afforded. Lena quests to understand the social and political conditions in 1960s sweden and explores her sexual identity. She experiments with relationships, political activism, and meditation.
The film, while containing explicit nudity and sexual situations, is toned down from its more racy predecessor i m curious yellow. While conducting a research project on swedish class structure, a beautiful sociologist meets a man with whom she engages in some extensive. May 05, 2012 in this scene from i am curious yellow we get to see how the swedish explored scenes featuring sex i found it interesting that focusing was centered around the stark contrasts in light, pay attention to the framing of the scene, and connection between the two actors. Meanwhile, the actors, director and crew are shown in a. Eschewing the traditional narrative scaffolding and riding on the back of a sex wave in european cinemavilgot sjomans i am curious yellow, dusan makavejevs wr. Like yellow, blue freely traverses the lines between fact and fiction, employing a mix of dramatic and. Erroneously considered to be the first porno film, i am curious yellow is actually a combination european art film and naturalistic swedish nudist movie, containing a fair amount of female. Meanwhile, the actors, director and crew are shown in a humorous parallel plot about the making of the film and their reactions to the story and each other. I am curious yellow jag ar nyfiken en film i gult 1968. Jun 22, 2014 the film begins by informing the viewers that this is a film of two parts i am curious yellow is followed up by i am curious blue, which was released in 1968 and was initially meant to be combined with this one to form a three and a half hour long masterpiece. A parallel film to vilgot sjomans controversial i am curiousyellow, i am curiousblue also follows young lena on her journey of selfdiscovery. The main problem is that i am curious was originally a single 3. In this scene from i am curious yellow we get to see how the swedish explored scenes featuring sex i found it interesting that focusing was centered around the stark contrasts in light, pay attention to the framing of the scene, and connection between the two actors.
Swedish film i am curious yellow was a cultural touchstone at the time of its release. Released after i am curious yellow 1967, i am curious blue 1968, dir. The elevator someone is overheard composing a jingle, at sandrews they make good films. Yellow and blue while reading the work of wilhelm reich. Sep 09, 2014 but, i am curious also explored how the political was reflected in the social. Dec 06, 2017 a french actor comes across a beautiful young woman bending over the corpse of a murdered nightclub owner. Sep 23, 2014 released after i am curious yellow 1967, i am curious blue 1968, dir. It is a companion film to 1967s i am curious yellow. I am curious yellow a film, in near seussical rhyme, is said right at the start to be available in two versions, yellow and blue was one of those big arthouse hits that first was a major sensation in sweden then a big scandalcausecelebre in the united states when the one print was held by customs and it went all the way to the supreme court. Mysteries of the organism, and the films of walerian borowczyk are key predecessorsfleischmann enlists a slew of experimental techniques, like having the characters.
But, i am curious also explored how the political was reflected in the social. Yellow, the 1967 swedish film that created an international scandal for its nudity and eroticism. But it you hope for anything else that the movie might be erotic, for example, or even funny, forget it. Vilgot sjoman continues to follow lena nyman on her journey of selfdiscovery as an actress in a filmwithinafilm, and as an independent and passionate woman who wants to know more about life. Not only that, but it had a lot of hot nudity from swedish sexpot lena nyman lena made mr. Jag ar nyfiken en film i gult, meaning i am curious. Two hours of this movie will drive thoughts of sex out of your mind for weeks. The criterion collection seized by customs upon entry to the united states, subject of a heated court battle, banned in cities around the world, vilgot sjomans i am curious yellow is one of the most controversial films of all time.
Those are the colors of the swedish flag, and sjomans film. The film, while containing explicit nudity and sexual situations, is toned down from its more racy predecessor im curiousyellow. I am curious yellow is a swedish film jag ar nyfiken en film i gult of 1967, directed by vilgot sjoman and staring lena nyman as herself. This landmark document of swedish society during the sexual revolution has been declared both obscene and revolutionary. For fans of experimental cinema, however, i am curious yellow might well feel refreshing. Watch i am curious yellow porn videos for free, here on. The title as well as the title of sjomans followup i am curious blue, which features the same cast and film withina film format is not meant to have a sexual connotation, but refers to the. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. In 196667, with 100,000 meters of blackandwhite film and freedom to shoot without a script, director vilgot sjoman created a motion picture so rangy and multilayered that it became two separate, overlapping movies released a year apart. I am curious yellow was the first film out of the gate, and upon its release it pushed the boundaries of what was considered palatable to the masses in other words, united states customs agents took possession of the film as it was brought into the country, after which it was subject to a heated court battle that revealed both. A welldressed elderly woman enters the building at kungsgatan 65, stockholm. It tells the story of lena lena nyman, a searching and. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in hd quality on any device you own. Anyone desiring a quick introduction to or stimulating recap of scandinavian cinema will find i am curious, film a very seductive initiation. I am curious yellow was the first major film to show completely nude characters and in some corners that was considered in bad taste. I am curious yellow premiered in boston on november 10, 1969 at the. Aug 16, 2015 get smart 1965 s05e26 i am curiously yellow.
While conducting a research project on swedish class structure, a beautiful sociologist meets a man with whom she. A film in yellow is a 1967 swedish erotic drama film written and directed by vilgot sjoman, starring sjoman and lena nyman. I am curious yellow from sweden the new york times. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The curious case of i am curious boston tv news digital library.
While blue is a bit more political, yellow is the clear winner as it features much more nudity and sex, as well as lena nyman having a conversation with archive footage of martin. Nudity, explicit sex, and controversial politics kept this film from being shown in the us while its seizure by customs was appealed. I am curious yellow excerpt 1967 excerpt from the oncebanned film i am curious yellow. Lena nyman ja, visst gor det ont nar knoppar brister karin boye, svt 1978 duration. A pivotal film in both swedish cinema and the history of american censorship, i am curious yellow 1967 is a film that. It was a landmark film that helped define the emergent change in swedish film of the 1960s. There is also a second disc featuring the follow up film. I am curious yellow is a 1967 swedish erotic drama film written and directed by vilgot sjoman, starring sjoman and lena nyman. Dorotheas revenge peter fleischmann, 1974 nsfw on vimeo. The battle for i am curious yellow a video piece on the films censorship. The films synopsis is as follows lena, aged twenty, wants to know all she can about life and reality. Vilgot sjomans swedish movie, i am curious yellow, having been found to be. Curious george educational games and movies for kids.
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